Topic: Tourism and Travel Brochures

Term: Two  2007

Year 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8

Level  1  2  3  4

Technological Areas:

q       Biotechnology                                                  

q       Food Technology        

q       Materials Technology

q       Information & Communication

q       Production and Process

q       Structures and Mechanisms

q       Electronics and Control

Contexts:

q       Home

q       Personal

q       School

q       Environment

q       Recreational

q       Community

q       Energy

q       Business

q       Industrial

Links with other Curriculum areas:

q       English

q       Maths

q       Science

q       Social Studies

q       Health & Physical Education

q       The Arts

Resources: Mangere Tourist areas (Kidspiration), KWHL Chart (Inspiration), Storyboard brochure (Anne Girven’s notes), http://maps.google.com/ (Google maps), Download Google Earth, Mangere Mountain map http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentPage.aspx?id=40663 ; route map of Mangere Mountain http://www.gsnz.org.nz/auck_branch/mangere_website/field.htm Microsoft Publisher, Fat and Skinny Question Graphic Organiser (Inspiration)

Learning Intentions/Outcomes: students will find out what places and things give them a sense of belonging; students will identify features that make up an informative brochure; students will develop computer skills in layout and design

Situation/Setting the Scene:

Visitors to Auckland might not know about the historical significance of Mangere

Design Brief:

Create a brochure for Tourists that will inform visitors to Mangere about  all of the places they should visit during their stay

Specifications:

·          Can be created in Publisher

·          Should include most well known features

·          Might include features not so well known

·          Must include physical addresses and costs if needed

Technological

Knowledge

Technological Modelling

Understand that different forms of functional modelling are used to inform decision making in the development of technological possibilities and that prototypes can be used to evaluate the fitness of technological outcomes for further development.

Understand how different forms of functional modelling are used to explore possibilities and to justify decision making, and how prototyping can be used to justify refinement of technological outcomes.

Learning Experiences: (examine, identify, discuss, collect, observe, compare, read, describe)

·      Brainstorm places that you can go to in Mangere that are fun, interesting and informative (Mangere Tourist areas Kidspiration file),

·      Identify which particular areas are important to you, research the history of the particular sites (KWHL charts Inspiration)

·     Look at a variety of tourist brochures, identify what information they tell you, identify elements that you will need to include in your own brochure

Technological Practice

Assess

Brief Development

Describe the nature of an intended outcome, explaining how it addresses the need / opportunity. Describe the key attributes that enable development and evaluation of an outcome.

Justify the nature of an intended outcome in relation to the need / opportunity. Describe the key attributes identified in stakeholder feedback, which will inform the development of an outcome and its evaluation.

Learning Experiences:(generate, select, develop, adapt, present, test & evaluate, draw, model,
plan)

·       Research what tourist opportunities there is available in Mangere using at least four keywords for searching

·       Plan your brochure by storyboarding it (See Anne Girven’s Storyboard (Word document notes), conference with the teacher what outcome you want, what opportunity it presents and what needs it addresses it i.e. tourist needs, etc (Assessment)

·       Create brochure from storyboard using Publisher

Nature of Technology

Characteristics of technology

Understand how society impacts on and is influenced by technology in historical and contemporary contexts and that technological knowledge is validated by successful function.

Understand how technological development expands human possibilities and how technology draws on knowledge from a wide range of disciplines.

Learning Experiences: (impacts, cultural values, attitudes, behaviour, preferences, beliefs &
values)

 

·       Survey children and adults of places they like to visit and what meaning it has to them

·        develop questions for survey using the Fat and Skinny questions Graphic Organiser Identify why certain tourists places are special to people (Mangere Mountain)